Black Liquor 'Subsidy' Touches Off Storm

Already reeling from slumping demand and the global economic slowdown, the Canadian paper industry is calling for speedy government action to counter a hefty American subsidy they say could be the final nail in the coffin for many struggling Canadian pulp mills.

The Hill Times Photo: Jake Wright

Paper industry representatives spoke with Trade
Minister Stockwell Day last week in which they
warned the tax credit is “game changing.”

Already reeling from slumping demand and the global economic slowdown, the Canadian paper industry is calling for speedy government action to counter a hefty American subsidy they say could be the final nail in the coffin for many struggling Canadian pulp mills.

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